The Four Month Journey to my new 105.012-66CB

eugeneandresson

Article is easy to find. Took me one try. I guess to hide the real life character (and his valuable watch collection documented here and on IG) from the online persona, so as not to be a target of organized crime for example, it’s safer not to link the article. Nice watch btw 👍

eugeneandresson

Article is easy to find. Took me one try. I guess to hide the real life character (and his valuable watch collection documented here and on IG) from the online persona, so as not to be a target of organized crime for example, it’s safer not to link the article. Nice watch btw 👍

Edit: LOVE a nice CB ... arguably the most unique of all Speedy cased watches (apart from maybe the cases that came with the alaska III's...but these I like more) ...

kingsrider

Now that we are entering the Show and Tell phase of this thread.


OK, a constructive question. Is it possible that the ( @ChicagoFrog ) boxes for both watches are correct? My box did not come with the watch. Research led me to believe that it is correct for the period.

watchknut

Congrats! Reminds me of the one I had. The CB is such a great ref.

ChicagoFrog

About four months ago, I was lucky enough to take part in an article by The Atlantic that examined why the Omega Speedmaster had become an icon (I guess they let anyone in that joint these days!), and in the days following its publishing, I received a handful of emails from owners who either wanted to know more about their watch or wanted to sell outright. A couple were MkII Speedies and a couple others were really beat up 145.022s from the 70's, but one looked to be a downright perfect 105.012-66 CB located in The Netherlands. The person who had contacted me was actually a neighbor of the original owner who didn't have the money to purchase the watch himself but remembered seeing the watch as a teenager and wanted to make sure the owner got a fair result.

I gave him a price, tried to alleviate their questions / concerns about selling internationally, and crossed my fingers. Unfortunately, I was told the owner was going on vacation for six weeks from late-July through August and that the owner wanted to take the watch to be evaluated once he returned. All told, it took four months to finally agree that I would get the watch, and in the end, they were only comfortable selling it face-to-face. I reached out to a friend in Geneva, and as fate would have it, he was planning to be in Amsterdam in a week. It all went according to plan, and after another week's delay, I received the watch on Friday. Needless to say, it's a stunning example of a 105.012-66CB and is probably the only Professional I'll ever need. Doesn't get much better.

Enjoy some pictures and keep hunting, people!

kingsrider

OK, a constructive question. Is it possible that the boxes for both watches are correct? My box did not come with the watch. Research led me to believe that it is correct for the period.

kov

Your research is not 100% correct. The world renowned blah blah box is from the early sixties and is not for Speedmasters - with the watch positioned like on your picture, it will not close. 😀

kingsrider

https://omegaforums.net/threads/lets-make-the-ultimate-omega-box-thread.26615/page-13#post-1129678

Am I misunderstanding what I am seeing somehow?.

eugeneandresson

Can your box close with your watch in it?

ChicagoFrog

Hopefully all will be revealed in the next 2-3 days...